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Armstrong, Robert J
🇨🇦FIDE 2605791· Male· Canada· Born in 1945
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Robert J Armstrong, a 81-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1442. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival U1900, 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open U1900, and 2025 Holidays Open - U1800. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Toronto Rapid Chess Championship U1800) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2014–2015) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1617 was reached at age 71 (Nov 2016).
Current rating
1442
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1595
All-time high
1617
−175 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 71
Nov 2016 · age 71
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#206,669
#206,669 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
4th Canadian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1471
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 80
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 80
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+199 Elo)
1417 → 1616
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 79
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 79
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1475 → 1442
Tournaments
9
48 games
Score
16.5/ 4834.4%
12W9D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/4 | #50 | 1413 | -25.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #22 | — | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #34 | 1622 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #43 | 1336 | -37.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/3 | #37 | 933 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #28 | 1574 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #35 | — | -4.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #25 | 1554 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #10 | 1544 | +16.2 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,668
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#24,471
in continent
World
#206,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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